Skip to main content
Springer Nature Link
Log in
Springer
American Astronautical Society logo
Submit your manuscript

Overview

The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences is dedicated to the science and technology of astronautics.

  • Presents significant results, insights and surveys in all areas of astrodynamics, celestial mechanics, navigation & guidance, and space-related sciences.
  • Covers topics such as attitude dynamics, orbit determination, trajectory optimization, and space mission analysis.
  • The official journal of the American Astronautical Society.
  • 2025: New submission system (SNAPP) for The Journal of the Astronautical Sciences!
Editor-In-Chief
  • Maruthi Akella PhD
View all editors

Societies and partnerships

Journal metrics

Journal Impact Factor
1.2 (2023)
5-year Journal Impact Factor
1.6 (2023)
Submission to first decision (median)
26 days
Downloads
91.6k (2024)

Call for papers

View all calls for papers

Latest articles

View all articles
This journal has 71 open access articles

Journal updates

View all updates

Journal information

Electronic ISSN
2195-0571
Abstracted and indexed in
  1. Astrophysics Data System (ADS)
  2. Baidu
  3. CLOCKSS
  4. CNKI
  5. CNPIEC
  6. Dimensions
  7. EBSCO
  8. EI Compendex
  9. Google Scholar
  10. INSPEC
  11. Japanese Science and Technology Agency (JST)
  12. Naver
  13. Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals and Series
  14. OCLC WorldCat Discovery Service
  15. Portico
  16. ProQuest
  17. SCImago
  18. SCOPUS
  19. Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIE)
  20. TD Net Discovery Service
  21. Wanfang
Copyright information

Rights and permissions

Editorial policies

© American Astronautical Society

Journal navigation